Married woman walks free after sex with schoolboy, 15, she met at church
A MARRIED mother-of-two walked free yesterday after she admitted having sex with a 15-year-old boy during a sleepover at her home.
Jehovah's Witness Kelly Richards, 36, admitted having sex with the boy
Kelly Richards, 36, seduced the youngster after he arrived at her house to play X-Box computer games.
After their night of passion, Richards fell in love with him and was in daily contact by mobile and social media.
But her secret was discovered when the boy’s mother bugged his bedroom to record their intimate phone conversations.
Richards, a highly respected Jehovah’s Witness, sobbed yesterday as a court heard how she “groomed” the boy.
But she walked free when a judge told her she had escaped a three-year jail term by pleading guilty.
The regular church-goer and the schoolboy had sex in October 2012 after she had a blazing row with her husband, Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court heard.
“Mrs Richards was in her bedroom upset and crying, “ said Roger Griffiths, prosecuting.
During their relationship she gave him alcohol and asked him to give her massages
“The boy and Mrs Richards’s son went in to stop her from crying and were supportive.
“But her son left and Richards started kissing the boy which led to full sexual intercourse.
“Mrs Richards was in her nightie, the boy was in his clothes.
"She was astride him.
"It was over very quickly.”
The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was a regular visitor to her home where he enjoyed playing on the X-Box, said Mr Griffiths.
He added: “During their relationship she gave him alcohol and asked him to give her massages.
"She said she loved him.”